unkillingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɪlɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and killing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, killing adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + killing adj.

That does not or cannot kill; non-lethal; non-fatal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] > not (capable of)

unkilling1651

1651 J. Jane Εικων Ακλαστος 171 The instruments of Rebells are harmles, and vnkilling.

1770 T. Bell Short Ess. Mil. First Princ. i. 3 A Battalion, whose Fire is unsure, is unkilling, will not stop, and may be conquered.

1841 Rep. Conf. Ministers on Corn Laws 118 What must it be..but a kind of unkilling starvation?

1872 Atlantic Monthly June 660/2 A duel, from which, however, he escaped, unkilling and unkilled.

1912 C. E. Beals Higher Soldiership 8 Of an unkilling ready-to-dieness there is altogether too little.

1980 Holbrook (Arizona) Tribune-News 10 July 8/8 One may become morbid about one's sore throat, or..other unkilling condition.

2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 May 16 There was a sort of slow and unkilling civil war between Catholics and laicists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unkilling
释义	unkillingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɪlɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and killing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, killing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + killing adj. That does not or cannot kill; non-lethal; non-fatal. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] > not (capable of) unkilling1651 1651 J. Jane Εικων Ακλαστος 171 The instruments of Rebells are harmles, and vnkilling. 1770 T. Bell Short Ess. Mil. First Princ. i. 3 A Battalion, whose Fire is unsure, is unkilling, will not stop, and may be conquered. 1841 Rep. Conf. Ministers on Corn Laws 118 What must it be..but a kind of unkilling starvation? 1872 Atlantic Monthly June 660/2 A duel, from which, however, he escaped, unkilling and unkilled. 1912 C. E. Beals Higher Soldiership 8 Of an unkilling ready-to-dieness there is altogether too little. 1980 Holbrook (Arizona) Tribune-News 10 July 8/8 One may become morbid about one's sore throat, or..other unkilling condition. 2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 2 May 16 There was a sort of slow and unkilling civil war between Catholics and laicists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1651
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